New Zealand: Ban alcohol in supermarkets – doctors

New Zealand: Ban alcohol in supermarkets – doctors   Source: Newshub Adam Hollingworth 05/08/2017   The Medical Association wants to see alcohol banned from the aisles of supermarkets.   Alcohol Health Watch has joined in, describing supermarkets as New Zealand’s worst drug pushers.   When beer and wine went on sale in the supermarkets 30 […]

Pennsylvania: In Pa., liquor ‘reform’ means higher prices

Pennsylvania: In Pa., liquor ‘reform’ means higher prices   Source: LEHIGH VALLEY LIVE Editorial By Express-Times opinion staff August 6, 2017   Prices on more than 400 products are going up Aug. 28 at state liquor stores in Pennsylvania.   Remember the Legislature’s “liberalization” of Pennsylvania liquor laws last year? The changes under Act 39 […]

Colorado: Why you haven’t seen beer, liquor in grocery stores

Colorado: Why you haven’t seen beer, liquor in grocery stores   Source: The Coloradoan Jacob Laxen Aug. 3, 2017   Liquor stores prep for increased competition when grocers enter the beer market in 2019   As Bullfrog Wine & Spirits general manager Josh Beard glances out of his office window, he notices three gas station […]

AAFP Develops New Alcohol Screening, Intervention Manual

AAFP Develops New Alcohol Screening, Intervention Manual   Psychiatry Advisor August 1, 2017 The AAFP has released a manual addressing alcohol misuse.   HealthDay News — The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has announced the development of a new alcohol screening and brief intervention manual for use in family medicine practices.   To support […]

For Some Seniors, Moderate Alcohol Use Linked to Healthy Cognition

For Some Seniors, Moderate Alcohol Use Linked to Healthy Cognition   PsychCentral By Rick Nauert PhD August 2017 New research suggests older adults who consume alcohol moderately on a regular basis are more likely to live to the age of 85 without dementia or other cognitive impairments than non-drinkers.   While previous studies have found […]